1 Answer

Hi from France,
I am now repairing my printer (Photosmart 8050) with the same problem. It is due to the welds of the USB pins of the socket on the printed board. It is thus necessary to open the printer by means of a screwdriver Torx. You need a little soldering iron in order to weld the four pins of the USB socket, and then I recommand to strengthen the connections and the socket by means of hot glue.

1 Suggested Answer

Hi,
a 6ya Technician can help you resolve that issue over the phone in a minute or two.
Best thing about this new service is that you are never placed on hold and get to talk to real repair professionals here in the US. click here to Talk to a Technician (only for users in the US for now) and get all the help you need. Goodluck!

Tell us some more! Your answer needs to include more details to help people.You can't post answers that contain an email address.Please enter a valid email address.The email address entered is already associated to an account.Login to postPlease use English characters only.

Related Questions:

Hi there!
If you haven`t used the printer in 2-3 months the black ink cartridge has gona dry.Wich means the printer is seeing full ink but the ink isn`t actually coming out from the ink head.Take a peace of clean cloth or cotton and clear the bottom part of the ink head(be verry carfully while cleaning it cuz you may dmg the head.If that doesn`t help just go and buy a new ink cartridge and it will solve your problem.

the USB port on the back became loose. its common on that series. the ONLY thing you could do, is to take apart the printer (find the screws, they're torx, you'll figure it out while you watch TV) and once you get to the main board, buy a soldering iron at the $1 store and heat up the connections. At most, you may have to buy a little bit of solder for $3 at radio shack. once you do that, the printer works perfectly for a very long time!

based on the little information you gave, the USB port on the back may have became loose. its common on that series. the
ONLY thing you could do, is to take apart the printer (find the screws,
they're torx, you'll figure it out while you watch TV) and once you get
to the main board, buy a soldering iron at the $1 store and re-heat up the
connections between the board and the port. At most, you may have to buy a little bit of solder for $3
at radio shack. once you do that, the printer works perfectly for a
very long time!